Nicaragua vs Suriname: Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age
Nicaragua
2.17 children per women
in 2023
Suriname
2.18 children per women
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
97th
Suriname rank
95th
Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age over time
- Nicaragua
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 2.18 children per women against 2.17 children per women in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.01 children per women.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Suriname ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 97th and Suriname ranks 95th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.04 children per women | 5.42 children per women | 0.3832 children per women | Suriname |
| 1960s | 5.44 children per women | 5.53 children per women | 0.0878 children per women | Suriname |
| 1970s | 5.34 children per women | 4.24 children per women | 1.1 children per women | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 4.74 children per women | 3.37 children per women | 1.36 children per women | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 3.6 children per women | 2.81 children per women | 0.7862 children per women | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 2.69 children per women | 2.69 children per women | 0.0004 children per women | Suriname |
| 2010s | 2.38 children per women | 2.46 children per women | 0.0764 children per women | Suriname |
| 2020s | 2.2 children per women | 2.21 children per women | 0.0098 children per women | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age, Nicaragua or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 2.18 children per women against 2.17 children per women in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age between Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 0.01 children per women, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Suriname?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Nicaragua and Suriname rank globally for fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age?
- Nicaragua ranks 97th and Suriname ranks 95th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Malani and Jacob (2024); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Human Mortality Database (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Fertility rate accounting for survival until childbearing age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of children who live long enough to reproduce, per woman. This number is dependent on the survival of daughters to childbearing age (between 15 and 49 years old).